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alt-JBreezeblocks

It's alt-J's third entry in the countdown! Following 'Tessellate' (#64) and 'Something Good' (#81) comes the track that made everything happen for the British quartet. alt-J - or, as they'd like you to spell their name, ∆ - started 2012 in obscurity with just a four-track demo to their name. "This time last year we were unsigned, just living on the dole in Cambridge," Gus Unger-Hamilton told Richard Kingsmill. But thanks to a stream of catchy, eclectic singles, spearheaded by 'Breezeblocks', the band ended 2012 with their debut album An Awesome Wave certified gold in the UK and with the prestigious UK Mercury Prize under their belts.